The surgeons at Missoula Bone & Joint are experts at caring for the many conditions that can affect the hip, including osteoarthritis, fractures and injuries. Hip joint pain can be painful and frustrating, affecting your ability to do even the simplest things such as walking or standing up from a chair. To understand arthritis and…
hip arthroscopy
What is arthroscopy?
Hip Arthroscopy may be the solution to your hip pain! What is Arthroscopy? Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that allows your surgeon to see the structures inside your joint. Because the instruments are thin, your surgeon can use very small incisions to repair any damage inside the joint. A small camera, called an…
Sports Medicine – not just for athletes
Dr. Wright was interviewed on the Providence Health Talk. Here is a summary of what he had to say about Sports Medicine and how it can help to keep people participating in their desired activities pain-free. With so many people who like to work hard and play hard in this region sports medicine is an…
What is causing my hip pain?
Hip pain is a common complaint but if left untreated can cause damage to the joint space and the bone. X-ray and MRI are tools that the orthopedic surgeon uses to evaluate a patient’s joint pain. One condition that these imaging modalities can show is Avascular necrosis, and in this case affecting the hip joint….
Hip arthroscopy in the day surgery center in Missoula
With the addition of Dr. Michael Wright and a full size C-arm the ambulatory (day) surgery center, ASC, at Missoula Bone & Joint, is now performing hip arthroscopy, and other surgery cases that would typically have been performed at a hospital. Until recently, any patients in Missoula needing hip arthroscopy were referred out of Missoula, usually to Spokane….
Hip Arthroscopy – Now available at MBJ
Missoula Bone & Joint is proud to welcome Dr. Michael Wright to our team. Dr. Wright is a fellowship trained sports medicine specialist with an interest and expertise in arthroscopic surgery of the shoulder, hip, and knee, total joint replacement surgery, and general orthopedics. The addition of Dr. Wright to our Missoula Bone &…